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Cyclone Winston: southern hemisphere's strongest storm devastates Fiji islands
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Cyclone Winston: southern hemisphere's strongest storm devastates Fiji islands
At least one person is dead on the island of Koro and entire villages are feared
destroyed as Fiji wakes to scenes of destruction left by the category five cyclone
Nadia Khomami and agencies
Saturday 20 February 2016 22.52 GMT
At least one person is dead and entire villages are feared destroyed after the worst tropical cyclone in Fiji’s history.
Fijians, tourists and aid workers have awakened to scenes of utter destruction after a category five cyclone battered the South Pacific nation with wind gusts as strong as 325km/h and waves up to 12m high.
“The scale of the destruction is absolutely massive and it’s still far too early to tell just how many people’s homes and livelihoods have been devastated by this storm,” Australian Red Cross aid worker Susan Slattery told AAP from Suva.
“That will become much clearer over the next 24 hours and our first priority is to make sure people are safe and have the short-term assistance they need.”
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At least one person is dead on the island of Koro and entire villages are feared
destroyed as Fiji wakes to scenes of destruction left by the category five cyclone
Nadia Khomami and agencies
Saturday 20 February 2016 22.52 GMT
At least one person is dead and entire villages are feared destroyed after the worst tropical cyclone in Fiji’s history.
Fijians, tourists and aid workers have awakened to scenes of utter destruction after a category five cyclone battered the South Pacific nation with wind gusts as strong as 325km/h and waves up to 12m high.
“The scale of the destruction is absolutely massive and it’s still far too early to tell just how many people’s homes and livelihoods have been devastated by this storm,” Australian Red Cross aid worker Susan Slattery told AAP from Suva.
“That will become much clearer over the next 24 hours and our first priority is to make sure people are safe and have the short-term assistance they need.”
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/20/cyclone-winston-virgin-australia-and-jetstar-cancel-services-to-and-from-fiji
